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Tilted.. It appears you have been tilting too many adult beverages. Brandon Weeden is our starting QB. You are in very, very small company if you actually think McCoy is going to be the starter. The only way that happens is if Weeden gets injured, in which case I am glad that we have a quality backup such as McCoy.

I like McCoy.. this is where you have it wrong. He will be the best backup QB in our division. That's a good thing for our team. I am , of course, giving you the benefit of the doubt as actually being a Browns fan since you are already making up derogatory names for our new starting QB.

I'm sure Weeden, not Weedman, stays up at nights saying to himself, I have got to get better so I can earn the respect of that Tilted guy on Cleveland.com. Sorry Tilted, the verdict is in and Colt is not the starter. I hope you can still enjoy the games despite that fact.

OIC.. excellent post and I agree. Holmgren's main purpose was to set up a functional front office and hire a GM with experience drafting players to fit their offensive and defensive systems. The new guy (Banner) comes from the same background of systems so the transition should not be that bad if they choose to move on from Mike. I believe Holmgren goes as early as this year at longest seasons end depending on when the sale actually finalizes. Heckert stays, and Shurmur and his staff are on a one year audition for their future. I don't see this being as big a distraction as it could have been.

Well, perhaps the people that wrote the story had it wrong, but I am certain I didn't read it wrong. I can only base my thoughts on stories that have been written in newspapers as I don't have any insiders in the Eagels organization at my disposal. I certainly wouldn't use fans as my source of information. The way I see it, the only person out in this equation is Holmgren and more than likely he finishes out this year first. Both of these gentleman have been exposed to organizations that believe in stability.

JD.. I agree with you on almost everything in most cases but I fail to see how a guy who had only one losing record in 10 years as a president screwed anything up. Last year was a bad year for them at 8-8 and here in Cleveland we are starving to just get there. Secondly, it makes no sense to promote a guy as a strategic advisor and pay him if he had no value to the team. They could have just parted ways and put their new president in place. He obviously has some value to the team or he wouldn't be there. NFL teams are for profit and not charities.

JD.. the way I have read it, the organization knew that Heckert wanted more control over the final say of the roster and it just wasn't going to happen with Reid there. Heckert was instrumental in helping Roseman prepare for the job when he left and Reid even commented on it. It was only a matter of time as several teams wanted Heckert to be their GM, including the Browns when Mangini was here, but Heckert declined at that time.

DB, if Banner is involved he knows Heckert better than Holmgren and he probably stays and Shurmur worked in Philly all those years that Banner was president. It may not be an overhaul at all. The only person who may get ousted would be Holmgren and even that might not happen. Banner has been a special strategic advisor to the owner of the Eagles, (not sure what the title actually encompasses) but he may just stay in that capacity and allow Holmgren to finish out his contract. Either way, I don't see huge overhaul in the equation.

JD.. Banner has a history of working with Heckert and Shurmur so they may just keep the stability there. Banner has been serving as a special strategic advisor to the owner in Philly whatever that title means. He may just keep that title here and allow Holmgen to stay or take over as president and allow Heckert who is familiar with stay. I don't see a major overhaul taking place if Banner is indeed in the equation.

Ray.. the 20 player thing has taken a life of it's own and not properly. They target about 20 players they deem worthy of the first 3 rounds. They don't particularly care where Ourlads or PFW think a player should be selected. I am certian that if you look at every team and selections they have made they will be at odds at what those 2 scouting services predicted. The bottom line is they got several of their needs addressed in the first 3 picks and I am glad we got them.

Again with the Holmini thing. It doesn't make any logical sense. Blending Holmgren and Mangini made sense when Mangini was coach but he's gone now. Dig deep fore. You can come up with a better negative name than that.

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